How to cope with workplace stress

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Traders at the firm ‘IG Group’ working on their trading floor in London’s City, Friday.Peter Nicholls/Times Newspapers Ltd

Laura Deeley

Last updated at 9:00PM, November 7 2011

Some tips for combatting workplace stress

One in five people suffers from stress in the workplace. Stress has been
linked to the six leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, lung
ailments, accidents, liver cirrhosis and suicide. The Health and Safety
Executive says stress and the mental health problems that it leads to are
responsible for more than half of all the working days lost each year.

The symptoms of stress are varied and affect people both physically and
mentally.